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Metadata Specialist

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March 29, 2024 Updated April 10, 2025 15 minute read
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Embarking on a Career as a Metadata Specialist

A Metadata Specialist plays a crucial role in today's data-driven world. At its core, this job involves creating, managing, and refining "data about data"—the information that describes and gives context to other data assets. Think of it like the card catalog in a library, but for potentially vast digital collections, datasets, or information systems found in businesses, archives, libraries, and beyond. Metadata makes information findable, understandable, and usable, powering everything from search engines and e-commerce sites to scientific research and digital archives.

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Salaries for Metadata Specialist

City
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New York
$99,000
San Francisco
$100,000
Seattle
$125,000
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City
Median
New York
$99,000
San Francisco
$100,000
Seattle
$125,000
Austin
$105,000
Toronto
$110,000
London
£65,000
Paris
€56,000
Berlin
€75,000
Tel Aviv
₪170,000
Singapore
S$114,000
Beijing
¥71,000
Shanghai
¥143,000
Shenzhen
¥240,000
Bengalaru
₹446,000
Delhi
₹781,000
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Multi-volume work that provides a comprehensive overview of the different genera of bacteria.
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It's in Your DNA
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Multi-volume work that provides a comprehensive overview of the prokaryotes, including a discussion of the different methods used to classify prokaryotes.
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Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology
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Multi-volume work that provides a detailed overview of the different methods used to classify bacteria.
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Books do Furnish a Life
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Provides a detailed overview of the different ways that organisms are classified, including a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of each method.
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The Diversity of Life
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Provides a detailed overview of the diversity of life on Earth, including a discussion of the different ways that organisms are classified.
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Microbes de l'enfer
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Provides a comprehensive overview of the different methods used to classify microorganisms.
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The Tree of Life
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Provides a comprehensive overview of the history of life on Earth, including a discussion of the different ways that organisms are classified.
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Charles Darwin's Natural Selection
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Presents Darwin's theory of evolution, which provides a framework for understanding the diversity of life on Earth.
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
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Examines the history of science and argues that scientific progress occurs through a series of revolutions, each of which is characterized by a new taxonomy.
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery
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Provides a broad overview of the philosophy of science, including a discussion of the role of taxonomy in scientific classification.
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